Unitarian UniversalistFellowship of the Peninsula

Beloved Community Wednesdays

Wednesday evening fellowship, community, and learningwith childcare and a meal.

We've got your Wednesday evenings covered. Come for a community family potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m., and stay for a class, a sharing circle, or a time to create with one another in fellowship beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Beloved Community Wednesdays will gather in the UUFP sanctuary building @ 13136 Warwick Blvd, Newport News.

Childcare with activities provided -- all ages welcome!If your child is new to us, please fill out Religious Education Registration form. We have the form linked here, and will also have some forms on hand for you on Wednesdays.

Our Community Potluck MealWednesdays, 6:30 p.m., in the main Sanctuary building.

​If you can bring a dish to share, and/or assist with set-up between ​6:00 and 6:30, fantastic! Otherwise just come as you are Wednesday evenings and enjoy our community meal.

The Rev. Barbara Hamilton-Holway’s “’Spirit of Life’ workshops offer participants space, time, and community to explore their Unitarian Universalist spirituality. Each focuses on a different aspect of the spiritual life, framed by the lyrics of Carolyn McDade’s song “Spirit of Life.” Like the song, the workshops are designed to be welcoming to Unitarian Universalists of many spiritual and theological persuasions. Participants are invited to claim an inclusive definition of spirituality and recognize the spiritual aspects of their lives. Reflecting, speaking, and listening are core activities in each workshop.”

​An ongoing Wednesday program reflecting back on the message of the previous Sunday services. ​

Unitarian Universalism has a long tradition of encouraging individuals to rely on their own experience and discernment. Many congregations provided time during the Sunday worship service itself, after a minister's sermon, for members to "talk back" to the pulpit. While the tradition has fallen out of favor in most larger congregations, there remains a strong impulse to apprehend, reflect, criticize, deconstruct, reconstruct, and internalize a message, making it one's own — and strengthening our bonds of fellowship in the process.

Join us, then, for reflection. If you missed the Sunday service, this might be a good way to catch up!